Pretty gutted about both of these but it's not surprising with their recent records. I'm really suprised with Melvin's recent record, a real shame as he's an exciting fighter win or lose, other than his last fight where he was dreadful. The UFC may have wanted to keep him but he's shot himself in the foot with his last performance, he seemed to scared to pull the trigger

Given that the guys have been in the UFC for a while the UFC probably pay a fair bit for their services and if they are never really going to be contenders then it makes them quite disposable. They wont sell PPV's and most won't go to see them especially.

With the massive expansion of the UFC they need to recruit some more future stars and exciting prospects. Prospects are cheap and can be built if the UFC want to drive Marketing to that fighter. You need to be winning and to be winning in style to stay or be lucky enough to be marketable to your country.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth!

This may be a pipe dream because of $$$$$ and Melvin's ego but I would like to see him smash a few 155lbers on CWFC then make a return to the UFC. I'm pretty sure they could afford to pay him a 'decent' purse for a few fights, he would be active plus he would get good exposure and fight accross the globe.